Prof. Olumuyiwa to examine the place of Yoruba Language at AAUA’s 47th Inaugural Lecture

What is the place of Yoruba Language in this fast-changing world? This will be the focus of the 47th Inaugural Lecture of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, ONDO State.

The event which holds on September 2, 2025 will be delivered by a Professor of Yoruba Language and Dialectology, Temitope Olumuyiwa, at the University’s Olusegun Obasanjo Multipurpose Hall.

The title of the lecture is “Changing the Change: Yoruba Language and Dialectology in a Changing Society”.

Chairman of the University Ceremonies Committee and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Adebisi Daramola said the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, will chair the event which begins by 2:00 p.m.

Prof. Olumuyiwa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Yoruba Studies in 1988 from the former Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State University); a Master’s degree in Yoruba Language in 1991 from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State; and a Ph.D. in Yoruba Language in 2006 from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.

He joined the services of Adekunle Ajasin University in 1991 as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Linguistics and Languages, and rose through the ranks to attain the distinguished position of Professor in 2016.

Prof. Olumuyiwa, who is the current Dean of the Faculty of Arts, has served the University in various capacities, including three terms as Head of Department; Director, Linkages and International Programmes Office; Sub-Dean, Faculty of Arts and Education; and Sub-Dean, Postgraduate School.

He has published 13 books, contributed to seven others, and edited one, in addition to having over 30 scholarly articles published in reputable journals.

He has also attended and presented papers at more than 30 local and international conferences, including in South Africa.

Prof. Olumuyiwa, who is the incumbent President of the Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria and Chairman of the General Committee on Yoruba Orthography of the Yoruba World Centre, serves as an external examiner for postgraduate dissertations and theses at Ọbáfẹmi Awólọ́wọ̀ University and Ekiti State University.

He is a member of several professional bodies, including the Linguistics Association of Nigeria, the Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria, and the West African Linguistic Society.